Hyperstrike

But the power itself is functionally identical.

Cosmetics.

Still a functionally identical power.

And you were essentially "griping" about a power because it was more or less functionally similar (not identical) to something granted by another power set.

Rad Armor looks to become sufficiently differentiated from Elec that there will be concrete reasons for taking one or the other.

Try rereading what I said. I basically asked a rhetorical question "Do you think my examples are absurd?"

Please stop looking for fights and learn to deal with things like an adult.

Both Regen and Invuln have Dull Pain. Why even bother with Invuln?

Broadsword has Parry. Why even bother with Katana and Divine Avalanche?

Electric has Power Sink, why even bother with Fire and Consume?


If that's your line of reasoning, why not simply condense all defense/resist sets into one set called "Armor" and be done with it?

Absurd you say? Why yes! Yes it is! And it's the logical culmination of your own argument.

Rad Armor is going to be a "defensive" (not "Defense") set. Because of this, it's going to share some commonalities with other defensive sets. That means that some parts of it are going to look like other sets. How it creates its own niche, in the end, will be up to Synapse (and some player feedback).

Yep. Because there's no precedent whatsoever.

Be honest. Schoolgirls looking at lethal levels of sugar and caffeine overload aren't NEARLY as giddy as he was!

Energy was in the second shield. It was just missed in transcription.

I have but three words for you.

World War Hulk.


Also, Spidey's "Spider Sense", is semi-psychic in nature.


You're thinking the set is going to go in exactly as discussed at the panel.

Bzzt!

It still has to be developed, balanced, etc. So the form that it finally takes if/when released will likely be somewhat different (with at least SOME information from the original panel surviving).

The radiation is on a frequency/spectrum that interferes with psionic emissions.

The radiation has altered the person's brain chemistry/"mental frequencies", rendering them less vulnerable to disruption.

Etc. Etc.

*Insert Handwavium Here*

Think of it as a cross between Willpower and Elec.

It's primary mitigation is Resistance (with exotic resists being part of the toggles instead of based in a click heal).
It's secondary mitigation is Regen.
It's tertiary mitigation is persistent Debuff.
It's quaternary mitigation will be the Absorb/Ablative effect.

Think about slathering on some set-based defense on top of this and how fricking evil it would be.

Spikes could still cause this set problems, since it relies on Regen rather than Heal. But the Absorb/Ablative power is functionally similar.

Also, we're looking at a dual-purpose heal/recovery power that uses thresholds of damage to determine which effect is dominant

• Low-to-no damage = High recovery, low regen
• High damage = Low recovery, high regen

All in all, this sounds like an exceptionally interesting set to play, and with IOs, could rival Elec for sheer general durability and damage output potential.

It's not a self-destruct per se.

It's looking to be a unique power that's part nuke, part self-rez.

If you use it while you're alive, it's a "regular" nuke.

If you die and then trigger it, think Rise of the Phoenix. Except with a mushroom cloud.

As I said, this looks to be totally unique to non-Incarnate powers. It's not just a limited use power that only works if you fail. But a power that can be a regular part of your attack sequence.

Applied Phlebotinum

Yeah, Warboss is going to have an insufferably monstrous ego for the next couple years now.

Though how anyone will tell the difference...




What should be REALLY nice is the toggle Toxic resistance. You mean we're going to be less vulnerable to Vaz puker zombies at low levels?

Missed this in my initial reply.

If you hit Newegg, they should provide a link back to the product's page on the parent company's website.

Most of them have a PDF version of the motherboard manual available. And most of those have a board layout in them describing fan header locations.

You've been playing 3 months longer than I have. Technically *I* was the noob at the table.

Rule #1 of a Rangle Plot. We do not talk about a Rangle Plot.

Hey. "I went, met people and had fun" is cool.

Additionally, I wound up sending a "Thank You" e-mail to the people at Dinah's. I've traveled quite a bit and they were a welcome change from the "Rows and rows of hallways in a tower" hotels that I've so familiar with.

dude! c'mon!

I'm the wrong person to ask on this. I prefer corded peripherals.
I'm cheap and I hate having to buy batteries.



My setup:

Logitech G510 keyboard. 18 3-function macro buttons? Hellz yes? Please?
Microsoft Optical Mouse. While I use the macro buttons on my keyboard, I DON'T fiddle with umpty-zillion buttons on a mouse. Too easy to accidentally press one.

But to each his own.

Quad channel would be nice...if anything actually took advantage of it.

Also, with the S2011 boards, notice there are TWO varieties.

Quad-channel, single row
Quad-channel, dual row.

QCSR boards look nearly indistinguishable from Socket 2011 boards. They have 4 DIMM slots and that's it.

It's the slightly more expensive QCDR boards that are able to mount up to 8 sticks.

And why not just buy 2 sticks of 8GB memory? Then you can chunk in another 16GB later on without replacement.

I'm looking at the pics of the case on Newegg.
The new powdercoated chassis shown in those pictures is loop-free.

The extra fans will help keep the case temps down, closer to ambient room temperature. But liquid cooling isn't going to do a hell of a lot for you since your ambient temps are already so high.

You'd be better off buying a cheap window air conditioning unit than spending out on an expensive liquid cooling setup.

No. It basically has a "learning" algorithm. So, at first, the system's going to run like there's no SSD attached. Over time it's going to cache the frequently accessed stuff on the SSD.

Actually no. Asus has multiple versions of the same board. The options are all just a bit different on each of them.

And I don't mean they have an on-board GPU. Should have been more clear. The version you have has the connectors for VGA and DVI so they can take advantage of the on-die CPU of Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors.

Of course, now that I'm looking closer, I'm noting ALL the damn things (save a couple of the expensive "enthusiast" versions of the board) have the headers for the VGA and DVI.

• Opening mouth
• Inserting foot
• Pushing till I taste buttock

Head over here to see the differences between the various Ivy Bridge processors.

The closest equivalent to the 2500K is the 3570K.

Ivy Bridge prefixes:
37## = i7-type core.
35## = i5-type core.
K = Enthusiast class processor. The processor multiplier is unlocked to allow finer-control in overclocking. You can overclock non-K class processors. But that involves overclocking the system bus, which overclocks ALL the components on the bus. Unlocking the multiplier allows JUST the CPU to be overclocks, and at a finer-grained rate than just kicking up the bus clock.

No, it's what I described above. ALL of these CPUs have a built-in graphics accelerator in them. It's not a gaming class GPU. But, for most desktop-related functions, they're fine.

More or less correct.

It depends. Some apps are heavily multithreaded and can benefit from the i7 architecture. Most games won't really see a massive difference. If you're doing encryption cracking, the i7 will be better (but a GeForce/Radeon GPU client will suck the doors off the i7). File compression via ZIP/etc will benefit. Video processing/encoding runs faster on an i7.

The i5 2500K was the better bang for the buck because the i7 2600K didn't really add any performance for the extra $100 to your gaming. At the same time, being a K-class processor, you have the OPTION of some light overclocking so you CAN add extra performance. And the price differential between the standard 2500 and the 2500K is a whopping $20. Just don't go to the movies one time and you're good.

The same is true of the i5 3570K and the i7 3770K. You have a $100 difference (where the i5 is cheaper). And for gaming purposes, the i7 doesn't give you any performance boost over the i5.

What's the difference between the 2### series and the 3### series?
The 3### series has undergone a "die shrink". Basically they're using a new lithography process to render what is "essentially" the same chip in a smaller size.

Meaning they can crank out more chips per wafer, and the newer chips actually require less energy.

Moreover, there have been some subtle refinements to the architecture as well, resulting in better IPC (Instructions Per Clock). This means that, ostensibly, the newer processors can accomplish more per given "tick" of the CPU clock. Meaning they could possibly complete extensive, long-running operations faster.

There's a SMALL downside to the new architecture. It runs a little hotter, even though it uses less power. The reason is, the die (chip) size is smaller. Therefore there's less surface area over which to transfer heat to the heat dissipation devices.

Note: Not a fan of ASRock. Their boards can be VERY hit-or-miss. I have a general preference for Asus (of which ASRock used to be part of). Moreover, ASRock's motherboard documentation needs lots and LOTS of work. It's simply terrible right now.

Yes. It's electrically compatible with older 2.0 cards. You simply won't see the full 3.0 data rate out of it.

If you're going to drop $250 on a card, I might suggest spending the extra $30 and going for the GTX 560 Ti 448-core (essentially a 570 with a couple cores that didn't meet spec turned off). The performance improvement is enough to justify the $30 price bump.



Yep. Socket 1155 is Socket 1155. While Intel put out Socket 2011 and quad-channel RAM for "enthusiasts", it chose to keep the 1155 as their main socket interface for now. Sensible, since Ivy Bridge is just a shrunken Sandy Bridge. No money investing in extra infrastructure to support another new socket type.

Depends on the board. Some will DEMAND that Slot 1 MUST be filled and refuse to boot otherwise.

The ASRock X79Extreme9 does.

Others are more flexible.

Memphis gave you a pic of the 690. I have the identical case. And yeah. there's a loop you use for a cable lock. Once placed, you can't get the side panel open without removing the cable lock first.

If you are going to "chain" the computer to the desk anyhoo, an extra lock doesn't accomplish anything more.

And if some schmuck steals it ANYHOW, a barrel lock will only slow them down. They HAVE the computer. If they just wanted a computer for themselves, they have it. If they want to strip the system out, all they need is a pen to pop a barrel lock.

***Edit***
Hmm. Looking at the CM690 II that's out. It's sans-loop now. Not cool.

If you're not looking to watercool or using 2.5" SSDs, I'd recommend taking a look at the Lian Li PC-9F.

Cooler Master Elite 334

Cooler Master Storm Sniper

I can look for more later if you want. But it's now 2 in the morning and I need to faceplant BAD.

They're not going to simply leave their accounting system alone and never improve it again.

If, in the course of the ongoing work, they happen to figure out how to allow a master account to shuffle Reward Tokens, that'd rule.

I just wanted to plant the idea in their heads so that, if the opportunity DOES present itself, they have some incentive to recognize it and possibly implement.